Weekly true democrat. (Augusta, Ga.) 1860-18??
Title:
Weekly true democrat.
Place of Publication:
Augusta, Ga.
Geographic coverage:
- Augusta, Richmond county
Publisher:
Wm J. Vason & Co.
Dates of publication:
1860-18??
Frequency:
Weekly
Languages:
- English
Subjects:
- Augusta (Ga.)--Newspapers.
- Georgia--Augusta.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01206406
- Georgia--Richmond County.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01215116
- Richmond County (Ga.)--Newspapers.
Notes:
- Also on microfilm: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Libraries.
- Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 21 (Dec. 19, 1860).
LCCN:
sn90052013
OCLC:
21438138
Related Titles:
Weekly true democrat. December 19, 1860
About
In the 1860 presidential campaign, finding himself at odds with the Constitutionalist’s support for northern Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, James M. Smythe left to establish his own publication. Smythe established his Daily True Democrat on July 18, 1860 to support southern Democrat John C. Breckenridge. A weekly edition, published by William J. Vason, also printed until late 1860. Following Breckenridge’s (and the Democratic Party’s) defeat in 1860, the publication was renamed the Southern Republic in 1860 under the direction of the William J. Vason and Company.